Academic Skills and PDP

This report discusses the concept of personal and professional development, the value of short, medium and long term goals, and the importance of a Personal Development Plan. It includes examples of each type of goal and strategies for achieving them. Subject: Academic Skills and PDP

Academic Skills and PDP
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3

TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Definition of the concept of personal and professional development..............................................3
Description and discussion of the value of short term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples .........................................................................................................................................4
Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples .........................................................................................................................................5
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples..........................................................................................................................................5
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan......................................6
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Personal development is termed as the lifelong procedure that will termed as the manner to
framed their skills and knowledge. By evaluating their targets or aims and maintaining the
targets in respect to increase their profitability and productivity. Professional development is the
process of learning and gaining the opportunities in academic section by exercising various
activities (Meyer, Sommer, and Hildebrandt, 2021). As there are several sore of the targets that
will support them in attaining of their aims. Such sort of target will motivate candidates to
perform work with effectiveness by which they might effectively attain their targets. The
following report covers the discussion of both personal and as well as professional development
and importance of short, medium and long term targets. Hence, it involves values of personal
development plan.
TASK 1
Definition of the concept of personal and professional development
Personal development is defined as the process that supports in attainment of the targets and
aims and satisfying the effectiveness. It enables the individual to be take part in several course of
activities (ZAKI, and et.al., 2021). Personal development is essential for an individual to satisfy
their requirements and needs in regular life. As there are various sort of the methods that will
linked with personal and professional development such as group discussion, teaching study,
mentoring and coaching and proficiency resources. It plays a vital role in individual's life in
offering the clarification to the orientation and enhance the present abilities and skills.
It will relates to the way of developing the skills and abilities in order to enhance the
section of values of life. It also help in attaining the desired goals of life by developing suitable
planning in respect of creating career that include the education, job roles and many other
(Nyemba, Mbohwa, and Carter, 2021). As on the other hand, it will maximise the actual section
of life in an effective and efficient manner. Moreover, professional and personal development
have their effective sections of targets and aims to enhance the significant skills and aspects to
attain positive and effective section in the field of area. It will enlighten the structure that need to
be increased. On the other hand, they have development that will lead the individual to maintain
their targets and goals by which they can attain them as effectively and efficiently.

It supports in processing of the personal targets and aims and make them much clear. On
the other side, they will concentrate on several issues in terms of education, training and many
other. Personal development will supports individual in managing determination of effective
potential. It perform the works on the professional advancement in their career options. It guide
the individual in attaining managerial targets and aims with suitable purpose of professional
growth that offers in opportunities of advancement to the individuals. It supports in creating the
individual abilities and sense of knowledge (Eimer, and Bohndick, 2021). It might be
supportable in offering training and opportunities in the personalized section of career.
Description and discussion of the value of short term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
As there are several individual in managing their long term targets and aims. For executing the
long term aims, the individuals should have to concentrate on short term of targets. Such targets
and aims are essential to follow that supports in attaining long term targets. Short term targets
and aims offers several solutions to the issues of long term as when they are effectively
developed then candidates for longer term of targets as effectively. Short term targets can be
termed as the activities that offers clear path to follow the goals. When individual concentrates
on their long term targets then they should manage their actions and activities in order to gain
higher term of success. Hence, for concentrating on the long term targets, it is essential to have
short term aims. As they might be attained by individuals at short time then it might be lead to
move forwards towards longer term of targets (Alumona, and Okoli, 2021). By having short
term targets it will support the individual in motivating and concentrate on their career sections.
If short term targets are not get attained by the individual then they might not also get attained
their long term targets too. Kit supports in maximising knowledge and attaining longer term
targets and objectives effectively. As there are sort of the examples of short term targets are as
follows -
 Reading at least one novel to enhance my reading skills.
 Learning languages to enhance my language skills.
 Start investing funds for future.
 Join dance classes at every evening to loose weight

Description and discussion of the value of medium term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
Medium term targets will relates to the shorter period of time that are completed among 3 to 4
years. Such medium term targets will support the person in advancing high term in their career
fields and concentrating on their targets. It takes higher term of the time in attaining their targets
as effectively. Hence, there are mid section that can be get accomplished and make sure that the
individual will maintain their dealings as effectively. On the other side, if individual have choice
of changing in respect to execute the development (Antikeyeva, and et.al., 2021). A medium
term targets could be waking to 10 km. The suitable manner in which the individual could be
capable to follows at shorter term that is short term targets. Basically, the targets that are to be
framed will defined as the medium term targets and aims.
Medium term goals are termed as an effective objectives that need to attain in the period
of 18 months to five years. Such sort of the objectives that will be monitored in an effective and
efficient manner to maintain the aspect and course of section will be the reason of the
dissatisfaction and discontentment and non-achievement in the frequent manner of the life. As
short term targets do not have higher time to create vital advancement. And on the other hand,
long term targets are tough to maintain due to their effective schedule of time. Hence, it is an
effective targets that is medium term that supports in attaining individual development in an
efficient way (Razali, and et.al., 2021). It provide suitable section with long and as well as short
term of individual that offers to individuals. As there are some of the examples of medium term
targets that are as follows -
 To be an individual in the reputed organisation.
 To increase my communication abilities and involvement with other individual.
 To present my ideas with confidence at a public place.
 To perform live sessions and concerts.
Description and discussion of the value of long term goals
identifying at least 3 personal examples
Long term targets are those in which the individual should have to execute and achieve their
targets in 10 to 12 years. It is effective to think about long term targets and aims. As it is hard to

present in actual life. Long term targets and aims are termed as the final output of the person due
to their tough efforts. It is termed as buying of vehicle and paying off the home. It might be
attained at the time when individual is very serious about their targets and aims. They apply
actual courses by attaining their targets. A long term targets are those that takes effective time to
execute it in an efficient way. It takes about 12-15 years to execute it. Long term targets might be
effective for the attainment of self progression. Long term targets are termed to be such targets
that require to attain in the future. It helps to develop high section of planning in respect to
manage their dealings for further (Garcia, Santos, and Suzigan, 2021). It have the basic section
of the targets that require in the process of decision making in order to attain an efficient course
of career options.
They offer activities and actions that are effective to concentrate towards the attainment of their
career roles. It will relates to the targets and aims that are framing the manner of sections. They
reminding the individual about the work towards attainment of the targets. As there are some of
the examples of long term targets are as follows -
 Purchase a house of my investment and later paid off.
 I have my personal jet
 To be a leader in any political party
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development
Plan
Personal development plan is termed as the plan that are created by an individual for
developing enhancement on their weaknesses issues. Such sort of weaknesses are the targets and
aims of the individual by which they might be capable to perform roles and tasks. This personal
development plan involves several targets and aims that can be attained by having suitable
resources and tactics with specialised duration of time that should be executed (Kuhl, and
Baumann, 2021). As there are specific significance of personalized development plan that might
be relates to the plan that supports in personalisation, career targets and academic targets. It
supports the person in managing their strength and weaknesses and try to overcome the weakness
by their strengths in creating present abilities and skills. This plan will supports in gaining
knowledge and attainment of several term of the opportunities.

The personal development plan manage the skills and capabilities of the individual to
maintain an effective and efficient course of the division with effective section in future field.
The plan will also help in managing an effective and efficient course of evaluation in course of
frequent manner (Kuhl, and Baumann, 2021). Moreover, personal and professional development
strengthening the field of the area and will help the individual to evaluate them as effectively and
efficiently.
Goals Learnt Strategies Used Help and
resources needed
How success is
evaluates?
Target date for
review
Managing the role
of the work as
according to the
time
By following the
basic section of
the plan and
their section of
the activities as
after reading
books and
novels with
effective and
efficient
framework of
the time.
The period of time
will get manage
and maintained by
increasing the
effective and
positive section of
the key actions and
activities by
declining the
intervention.
By evaluating the
consistent term of
the framework as
per to the
arrangements.
5 months
Experienced in
managerial
concept
By
demonstrating
the manner of
the business of
the management
Books that are
available online
and even in the
Universities too.
As on the other
hand, there are E-
book that are
directly linked
with the manner of
Functional
criteria and
concepts have
their suitable way
for resolution by
which they can
resolve the
operative
conflicts
4 years

the managerial
concept.
Securing future
monetary cost
investment
By
understanding
and using cash
flow efficiently
it will create the
global
orientation of the
cash budget in
the life of an
individual.
By having the
support of online
lectures and
practising of
modal test
question paper it
will help them in
analysing the basic
section as
effectively and
efficiently (Ross,
2021).
Get the outcome
that get from the
cash budget fields
7 years
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report it has been concluded that, the professional and personal
development in individual life is full of attained desired section of the goals and targets. As the
development and progression will have effective divisions to maintain the social term of skills,
basic sense of capabilities and field of the structure. As the development will not maintained the
value of life but will also manage the value of life but it will also help in framing new orientation
of the exercise and dealings in an effective course of life. It have managed several course of
targets and objectives that will have an efficient development of careers. Moreover, the
following report will have an efficient divisions in terms of the professional and personal growth.

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